Durational succession, as a «
becoming of continuity,» is a dynamic relation linking past and present — is the dynamic «continuation of what no longer exists» as presently exercising its own immanent agency, «into what does exist» as presently exercising its own immanent agency.
Since there is
a becoming of continuity, the spatiotemporal region occupied by one occasion's satisfaction is immediately followed by the region of its successor.
Given this contrast between a Society and an actual entity, Whitehead is thus able to assert, «there is
a becoming of continuity, but no continuity of becoming» (PR 35/53), respectively.
Whitehead's epochal theory of time circumvents this problem in a manner that is quite convincing: «there is
a becoming of continuity, but no continuity of becoming» (PR 35/53).
As Whitehead puts it, «There is
a becoming of continuity, but no continuity of becoming» (PR 35 / 53).
C) We interpret Whitehead's statement that «there is
a becoming of continuity, but no continuity of becoming» to connect concrescence with his Category of the Ultimate, Creativity (PR 35/53).
What comes into existence is continuous after it has come to be; thus, another Whiteheadian saying: «There is
a becoming of continuity, but no continuity of becoming» (PR 35/53).
In treating questions of becoming and continuity he takes the position that «there is
a becoming of continuity but no continuity of becoming» (PR 53).
Not exact matches
When first treating the question
of becoming and
continuity Whitehead did not describe all events as atomic.
It is not time but rather the atomic «actual occasion» which is the key to the solution
of the question
of becoming and
continuity.
The fact that England had this Holy House, that it was Mary's land, that it honoured marriage as Pope St Gregory wished, led over centuries to that long
continuity of our institutions, in which Christian values
became writ large in national life.
It is the sheer consistency and
continuity of this line
of revelation and understanding, which does, as time goes on,
become more and more the evidence
of Jesus.
It appears in a different form partly because the problem
of social
continuity has
become as great for us as the problem
of change and reform, but even more because the historical, cultural character
of human existence has come into fuller view.
Continuity becomes less relevant to the maintenance
of form as existences
become simpler, and more relevant to maintenance
of form as complexity increases.
The homogeneity
of less complex entities is commensurate with
continuity, and hence, closer to the being
of the élan vital Therefore, we should not be surprised that the simpler a life form is, the more prolific and ubiquitous it is.84 This point brings us to the principle
of «metaphysical divisibility» I mentioned above that the more homogeneous a concrete form
of existence is, the more divisible it
becomes (in the sense that it can be divided without altering its form).
With the Enlightenment, the sacramental vision
of the
continuity between the afterlife and everyday life
became more deeply ruptured, as William Blake subjectivized heaven and hell, and Tennyson struggled to believe in the soul in a scientific age.
He
becomes lyrical in writing about the beauties
of mathematical
continuity.
For example, Whitehead introduced the notion
of event epochalism in order to avoid the skeptical implications in the presumed paradox (common to Bergson and James) that an undifferentiated
continuity of becoming, since it neither begins nor ends, can not be conceived as determinate or concrete, nor can it be said to «constitute» a plurality
of distinct existents.
And here the
continuity between Sacrosanctum Concilium and the introduction
of the new translation
becomes apparent.
Now this is not to be understood to mean that by the love
of Agnes for him he might be saved from being henceforth a deceiver (this is the aesthetic way
of performing a rescue, which always goes around the main point, which is the
continuity of the merman's life); for so far as that goes he is already saved, he is saved inasmuch as he
becomes revealed.
According to coordinate division, analyzing the
continuity of that which has
become, at 1.6 (along the x-axis) the particle is situated at 1.6 unit - lengths from the origin.
One can, however, all too easily
become caught up in change and complexity to the point where he loses sight
of the elements
of continuity between this century and former centuries, where he fails to realize that ministers today face essentially the same kinds
of problems and deal essentially with the same types
of people as their forebears did a century or two ago.
The portrayal
of Messiah as victim threatens to sever the basic
continuity we have wanted to maintain between suffering and redemption (or to use Christian imagery, between cross and resurrection) To have redemptive meaning, the cross must answer the victims who whirl here in torment, for, in the Holocaust, the world
becomes Golgotha turned on itself, «one great mount
of crucifixion, with thousands
of severed Jewish heads strewn below like so many thieves» (Roskie, p. 268)
There seems to be a succession
of experiences, but (if the succession is a continuum) there are no single experiences» (M, 286); (2) that Peirce «fell into a subtle but complete mistake» when he held that since «
continuity leaves open possibilities which discontinuity excludes... the burden
of proof is upon discontinuity» (MR, 467 - 68); (3) that «he could not, in the continuum
of becoming which he posited, give meaning to the idea
of a definite single event» (M, 287).
The entire
continuity, but especially this final synthetic occasion in the
continuity, is experienced by God and
becomes a part
of the data
of God's own actuality.
We
become merely observers
of a performance when a liturgical dance is added to the middle
of a service without regard for context or
continuity.
What is important, in any format, is that it provide sufficient frequency, intensity, and
continuity of experience together so that the psychological process
of becoming a group will operate.
So the witness
of faith
becomes the ground
of faith, and faith, as word - event, is the element
of continuity between the message
of Jesus and the kerygma
of the early Church.
I am a stone carver — I affect the stone, and the stone affects me — it is a
continuity with the stone — The stone also affects others, and their environment — I am not the stone, and the stone is not me — the stones already have stories, which are not my story in life — It is different experience, than physical and mental, it is a
continuity of oneness — without which, I am no longer the stone carver — I animate the stone, and the stone animates me, in my environment — I feel this way about my environment — it animates me, and i in turn animate it — it is my
continuity with my environment — These thoughts and thinkings, and knowledges
of my soul, my
continuities,
become my perception
of my environment — My environment gives me life, and I give life to my environment --
This question
of the
continuity between historical Jesus and kerygmatic Christ
became a major aspect
of the discussion, other Bultmann Schüler adding their particular contributions, until eventually it resulted in the development
of a wholly new position: the «new hermeneutic»
of Ernst Fuchs and Gerhard Ebeling.
Mary See died in 1939 at the age
of eighty - five, but her picture went on to
become a symbol
of quality and
continuity.
The effects are very negative because there is no
continuity, no time for an individual or the team to grow and
become collectively cohesive and build some momentum
of consistency.
The greatest negligence at the club is in failing to create a structure that provides
continuity between the frequent changes
of managers / coaches (which have
become inevitable) and to deliver an infrastructure, in the form
of competitive and professional training facilities, which will attract and get the best out
of their players.
Further, she says that «the longer we waited and the more comfortable I
became with the idea
of regular visits and
continuity, the more uncomfortable I
became with the idea
of being chosen by expectant parents who did not want contact.»
Indeed, Osun is painfully poised at a critical juncture between the short - lived but enduring Western Renaissance under Awo, before the SLA Akintola Demo forces blighted everything; and the post-1999 Lagos
of sound developmental governance and golden
continuity, which has
become a national reference.
The appearance
of Blair and Brown so close together (Blair on Friday, Brown sometime in the next two months) will reinforce the
continuity of the Labour government in voters» minds - something Labour strategists could do without in a country where the very concept
of «change» is
becoming increasingly attractive.
Although the prime minister must remain in office until it is clear who will replace him in order to ensure
continuity of government, such constitutional understandings may not long seem persuasive to the public if coaltion negotiations
become protracted.
The NPP's refusal to oblige to the
continuity of what has
become a religious pacification
of the region is due to beliefs and allegations that the chief Imam is a sympathiser
of the opposition National Democratic Congress.
While having a permanent civil service ensures a degree
of continuity of government it means that there are going to be people that get too comfortable in their roles,
become obstructive or simply don't believe in the policy agenda they are tasked with delivering.
Loren's interest in
becoming both a naturopath and midwife is to provide
continuity of care for women and their families, care that begins preconceptionally and continues beyond pregnancy and throughout life's transitions for mother, baby, and family.
In frustration and humor, she called that retreat «The Torment
of Continuity», but ended up finding on that retreat that «each moment
became equally precious and important.»
But this would require a degree
of invention that the film seems uninterested in even attempting — Shaun breaks in and out
of the property with ease, hatches plans whose parameters never
become apparent, and manages to be exactly where she needs to be at all times, basic
continuity or physics be damned.
The purely rhetorical argument that the «party
of Lincoln» hasn't wavered in character isn't new; in 2013, continuing a newish post-federal election tradition, Rand Paul
became the latest Republican to speak at Howard University to make that case to a crowd rightly skeptical
of the idea that the GOP post-Nixon can claim legitimate
continuity with its own past.
As the series continues to break its own rules, muddle its own
continuity and
become increasingly silly and hard to keep track
of, we can't shake the feeling that Kojima's doing it just to mess with us.
We had to figure out, bit by bit, how to create a
continuity between two worlds
of Ireland and America — but also how the film aesthetically should
become more classical as it was going on, as [Saoirse Ronan's] character [Eilis] was developing.
Fans have
become so used to the
continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's hard to think
of other films doing something different.
Thus, the
continuity of secondary and higher education
became one
of the key factors in Russian education development today.
Duncan has since
become the bête noire
of the teachers unions, but his selection and subsequent actions signified a clear
continuity in education policy from Obama the candidate to Obama the president.
«The difference with the schools which
became UCAT academies is that for the sake
of continuity and stability for students, some restructuring was postponed until the academies were better established.»
While there, he
became involved with, and then
became the team leader
of the NESA Virtual School Project - a U.S. State Department sponsored consortium
of schools cost - sharing an online learning management system for blended learning, collaboration, and emergency academic
continuity.